The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-21
Labor Notes.
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Philadelphia Record.
Fresh block coal developments have just been
made in eastern Ohio.
The coal miners in the West have decided to
do all the work they can this year rather than
strike
Land is steadily rising in value. and yet no eff
fort is made by labor unions TO purchase and
hold few thousand acres.
Late news from Southern mines shows a great
improvement in demand. growing out of the
spread of manufacturing industries.
The labor of 300 convcts in the South Caro-
lima penitentiary is offered at 40 cents day for
women and boys, and so cents for men.
The Pittsburg coke interests are not pleased
with Andrew Carnegie for ca bling surrender to
the coke-workers on the point of general sur
render
the rules of trades unions on the young men of
the country has been read in a great many
unions. and has caused much discussion.
Mechanics attending boilers and engines are
a way that there will be no irregular flow, which
Is found to be productive OF a tendency to ex-
plode.
Electric-light plants going up very rapid
~. Chicago electricians say they can light all
Chicago with fifteen electric plants, costing
$45 900 each. It cost that city in 1885 1904 AZ
for gas.
Labor organizers among the Knights and trade
unionists taking brief rest. and will do no
more for the summer than to speak at celebra-
tions. Nearly all the Knights will celebrate the
Fourth.
American manufacturers of cotton goods are
sending samples of goods to Mexico, accomp panied
by a code by which telegraphic orders can be sent
for goods, which are sent by next steamer. This
quick way OF doing business Is slowly driving out
other foreign trade.
A Chicago firm uses from 5000 to 10000 gal
Ions of blood daily, to make buttons besides
breastp1ns, belt-clasps, combs and trinkets.
Evaporation leaves pure albumen, which is dried
into thin sheets and broken up and pressed to-
gether into various shapes.
There are contracts out among the car works
for 40, 600 cars. Nearly all the railroad COM
panies have arrangements under way for in
creasing their shop facilities. The Pennsylva-
MIA railroad will lead off with $500 900 machine
and repair shop. Machine-shop work is in very
active demand.
The development of the. wooden industry in
Wisconsin and Iowa. and the cotton industry in
Texas, Arkansas, and further West, especially
in view of coal and natural-gas Developments is
assuming an important phase, and the time may
soon come when the far West and far South will
not be quite SO dependent on the far East for
textile goods
to effect national organization of building in
terests in all the large cities, mainly fer the pur-
pose of resisting the unjust demands OF labor.
The publicity given to their hostility IS being
used by organized labor to work up strong
coun movement The builders in different
cities have very little direct interest In common,
while the workmen have
The construction of houses for employees is now
becoming as important matter as the construc-
ton of a mandatory. In localities it is
necessity; in old localities it is advisable. The
Northern Pacific is investing $500. 900 at Man
dan, D. T., for shops, and foundries and 500
houses for workmen. Scores of corporations,
firms and individual employers all over the coun-
try are investing in the same way.
The development of coal and natural gas in
far-off localities is giving impulse to number
less little industries hitherto dependent on dis
tant fuel. Natural gas is found in Dakota and
Texas, and they are after it in Colorado. Natural
gas is plenty in Utah, and much money is being
devoted to its utilization. A sixty mile pine
line is to be laid from the Indiana field to Chica
go, and this enterprise has stimulated manu-
facturers of artificial fuel to furnish fuel gas as
cheap natural gas for manufacturing pur-
poses.
The cotton goods manufacturers are having
good season. All the leading makes sold up
or oversold. and prices continue firm. Tho
wooden goods manufacturers not quite
well off, though all anticipate q revivlpg demand
and strong prices. Bingham mills are generally
busy, though competition is experienced from
some New England corporations The dyers'
strike at Paterson proves to have been good
thing for the domestic silk manufacturers in pre-
venting overstock and consequent depres-
sion in prices.
The labor situation is improving week by
week as to abundance of work and rate of wages.
Employers are generally deprived of the argu-
ment of dull times Workmen refuse to listen to
calculations showing that margins are declining,
and do believe it. There is a scarcity of labor
in factories mills and shops. Agricultural and
mining labor is plenty but not to the limit of
depressing rates Printers we'll employed.
Coopers are doing better. Lithographers are
all busy The building trades have no time to
spare. A large percentage of the Chicago work
other cities the demands made have been COM
piled with lest there should be repetition of the
Chicago trouble.